After months of StarCraft II beta delays, it sounds like Blizzard's just about ready to let testers deploy dozens of futuristic units across neon blue and purple maps. In an earnings call yesterday, Activision Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaine revealed its much anticipated sci-fi real-time strategy sequel was "slated to be in closed beta testing later this month."

Morhaine added that the beta test would occur "on a global scale" and include "thousands of testers in North America, Europe, Korea, Taiwan, Australia, and New Zealand."